Festival Calendar
Festivals in Nagaland
4 festivals across Nagaland — organized by month
February
Sekrenyi
Kohima
Angami Naga purification festival — ritual bathing in the village spring, community feast of rice and meat, war dances, and the symbolic cleansing of the year's sins.
April
Aoling Festival
Mon
The Konyak Naga spring festival — the former headhunter tribe's biggest celebration. Log drum beating, warrior dances with traditional tattoos and skull necklaces, and village-wide feasting.
May
Moatsu
Mokokchung
Ao Naga post-sowing festival — warriors in full ceremonial dress, folk songs around bonfires, community bonding, and prayers for a good harvest. Mokokchung comes alive.
December
Hornbill Festival
Kohima
All 16 Naga tribes converge at Kisama Heritage Village for warrior dances, tribal food, traditional crafts, and Naga wrestling. The largest cultural showcase in Northeast India.